LRCTG Awards 2024
A big congratulations to all Rooff award winners and highly commended recipients at the 2024 London Region Construction Training Group (LRCTG) Annual Awards, held again at the fabulous venue Pewterers’ Hall. The LRCTG Awards recognise personal achievement and career progression for the employees of group members spanning contractor members and specialist training providers. A big […]
Rooff Appointed to the LCP Major Works Housing Framework MW24 – H
We were delighted to attend the launch of the new London Construction Programme – Major Works 24 Housing Framework at the National Army Museum in Chelsea on Monday. Rooff are included on the New Build (£5M – £15M) and Planned Maintenance: Multi-Use (£1M+) Lots. “As we launch the MW24-H Framework, we look forward to continuing this journey […]
CIOB Tomorrow’s Leaders Sub-Saharan Africa Site Visit to Skinners Hall
Rooff welcomed Tadiwa Taimu from CIOB’s Sub-Saharan Africa Tomorrow’s Leaders to our Skinners’ Hall project, for a personal site tour whilst she was here in London for CIOB business. The visit was arranged by Rooff Director, Steve Drury, Fellow of the CIOB, and guided by Assistant Site Manager, Callum. Joining the tour was new apprentice […]
Rooff Awarded Gold Award Two Years in a Row by The City of London Corporation
Rooff have been awarded our second City of London Considerate Contractors Scheme award for our project at Skinners’ Hall. This award recognises the continued hard work and good practice being implemented on the site. Managing Director – Mark Horn, Operations Director – Gan Hirani and Senior Project Manager for the Skinners’ Hall project – Karl […]
CIOB’s CEO Visits Skinners’ Hall
Yesterday we were delighted to welcome back Caroline Gumble, the CEO of the CIOB to our site at Skinners’ Hall alongside other members of the London Hub. Caroline was shown around by our assistant site manager Callum Collis, resident tour guide and emerging heritage expert! Caroline previously visited Skinners’ Hall at the end of 2022 […]
Rooff’s Long Tradition in Building – 20th Century Focus
Throughout April, we have delved into Rooff’s historical project archive dating back to the 1960’s and 1970’s, which revealed an interesting mix of post-war modernist design across social housing and community infrastructure projects. Case Study 1: Bethnal Green Fire Station, Roman Road, E2 Built for the Greater London Council by Rooff in the late 1960’s, […]